judge joined the attempted rape she suffered, wrote a 2005 memoir called, god and man at georgetown prep, in which he said that their high school was, quote, positively swimming in alcohol. and that s not the only thing that mark judge wrote. he also wrote a book called wasted, tales of a gen x drunk. he was best friends with and partying with brett kavanaugh. in that book mark judge describes a friend named bart o kavanaugh who passed out and puked in a car. in his testimony under oath last week, brett kavanaugh denied that he ever blacked out or passed out from drunkenness. he did allow that he fell asleep. that s what he said, fell asleep after drinking sometimes. senator patrick leahy repeatedly asked brett kavanaugh if he was the bart o kavanaugh described
a couple of times i made eye contact with mark and thought he might try to help me, but he did not. reporter: tonight, his attorney releasing a statement mr. judge has been interviewed by the fbi, but his interview has not been completed. dr. ford says she doesn t remember exactly where the party took place or exactly when, but the fbi could help her jog her memory by talking to mark judge. she says she ran into him shortly after the alleged attack at the grocery store where she says he worked. i could be more helpful to everyone if i knew the date that he worked at the safeway, so that i could give a more specific date of the assault. reporter: mark judge has released statements saying that he doesn t remember the party of the assault dr. ford describes. a recovering alcoholic and cancer survivor, he also wrote a book, wasted: tales of a gen x drunk. one of the characters, a high school student passed out drunk. the character s name?
two friends having a really good time with one another. reporter: dr. ford also offered facts that could be checked easily, including that she saw mark judge shortly after the alleged attack working at a local supermarket. i certainly would feel like i could be more helpful to everyone if i knew the date that he worked at the safeway so i could give a more specific date of the assault. reporter: judge, a recovering alcoholic and cancer survivor, also wrote a book, wasted: tales of a gen x drunk, one of the characters, a high school student passed out drunk. the character s name? bart o kavanaugh. are you bart kavanaugh that he s referring to, yes or no? you d have to ask him. reporter: now the fbi might do that. mark judge sent a letter to the judiciary committee declaring, i do not recall the events described by dr. ford in her testimony. i never saw brett act in the manner dr. ford describes. democratic senator sheldon whitehouse, a former prosecutor, declared today t
the fact that dr. ford identified mark judge and pj smith as others who were friends of kavanaugh s corroborated. it s also corroborated in judge kavanaugh s own calendar as we have seen. judge kavanaugh documented a gathering on july 1st, 1982 that included mark judge and pj smith and a reference to alcohol. dr. ford testified that shortly after the assault around six to eight weeks later in her estimation, she ran into mark judge at a local grocery store. and that he seemed very uncomfortable to see her. in his book wasted, tales of a gen x drunk, mark judge described working at a local grocery store in the summer of 1982. it s all consistent. the circumstances surrounding her coming forward to this committee also support her. first, she made contact with elected representatives before judge kavanaugh was even
account is also corroborated by independent facts. facts, not opinions. the fact that dr. ford identified mark judge and pj smith as others who were friends of kavanaugh and present at the gathering is corroborated. it s also corroborated in judge kavanaugh s own calendar. he documented a gathering that included mark judge and pj smith and a reference to alcohol. dr. ford testified that shortly after the assault around six to eight weeks later, she ran into mark judge at a local grocery store and he seemed very uncomfortable to see her. in his book, tales of a gen-x drunk, he described working in a local grocery store in the summer of 1982. it s all consistent. the circumstances surrounding her coming forward to this committee also support her.